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Published 10:25 30 Jun 2016 BST
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"Now we want to be known as a team who have the ball a lot more than we had in the past. Hopefully, we can bring a bit more excitement back into Irish football."
Perhaps one of the most outstanding facets of the current Ireland team is the fact that they don't know when they are beaten. Five times in the last two years, Ireland have found a goal after the 85-minute mark.
"This team have a never die attitude. We just keep going and always believe we can score. "When Wes missed that chance, you're thinking 'Is this going to be our night? but we kept going. Then 60 seconds later we scored. We just keep going and going. We don't let up and always believe there is a goal in us... In this team we keep going until the final whistle."McClean says he has formed a true bond with his Ireland teammates. His words about the team were heartfelt and rousing: "It's like a real band of brothers here. We're very close. "We've shown on the pitch that we'll go that extra mile for each other and we'll not leave our mate in the shite, so to speak. We have each other's back and it bodes well for the future." It certainly does. Roll on the qualifiers.

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